Recent advances in the development of SiC/SiC as a fusion structural material

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 41, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 15-24

  Jones, R H ^a   Snead, L L ^b   Kohyama, A ^c   Fenici, P ^d  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CERAMIC FIBERS; CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; HELIUM; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MULTILAYERS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY; CREEP RESISTANCE; FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS; FUSION MATERIALS; HERMETICITY; LOW-ACTIVATION MATERIALS; RADIATION STABILITY;

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0032475139     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(98)00285-3     Document Type: Article

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